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Groundhogs to make predictions virtually as pandemic cancels in-person festivities

Groundhogs to make predictions virtually as pandemic cancels in-person festivities

The pandemic is forcing the country’s famous furry forecasters to take their festivities online.
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Guelph man, 26 killed in head-on crash with dump truck

Police in Guelph, Ont., say a 26-year-old local man is dead after his car collided head-on with a dump truck. The accident happened late Friday afternoon on Stone Road East.
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Man killed, woman critically wounded in Toronto double shooting

Toronto police are investigating a shooting Friday night that left a man dead and woman with life-threatening wounds. Duty Inspector Kathy Stevenson said police responded to multiple calls about shots fired around 8 p.m.
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Rapid tests key to reopening remaining southern Ontario schools: Williams

Rapid tests key to reopening remaining southern Ontario schools: Williams

TORONTO — Ontario plans to bring rapid COVID-19 testing to its schools but online learning in some regions may need to continue until that measure can be implemented, the province's top doctor said Friday. Dr.
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Quebec takes aim at COVID-19 variants with surveillance plan as new cases identified

Quebec takes aim at COVID-19 variants with surveillance plan as new cases identified

MONTREAL — Quebec is ramping up its ability to identify COVID-19 variants as health officials reported Friday that eight cases of the more transmissible U.K. variant have been identified in the province.
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Four dead, several injured in three-alarm house fire in Toronto's east end

Four dead, several injured in three-alarm house fire in Toronto's east end

TORONTO — A raging fire that ripped through an east-Toronto home killed four people, injured several others and left area residents struggling to come to terms with the deaths of their neighbours on Friday. The blaze began around 4:30 a.m.
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Twice as many babies sent to hospital with 'maltreatment injuries,' CHEO reports

A children's hospital in Ottawa says it's seen more than double the usual number of babies needing treatment for head injuries and fractures since September.
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How to prevent house fires and how to react if they happen

How to prevent house fires and how to react if they happen

A fire that claimed the lives of four people and injured several others in east-end Toronto early Friday is shining a spotlight on issues of fire safety. As of Jan.
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COVID-19 cases down across Ontario but U.K. variant a threat, new data indicates

COVID-19 cases down across Ontario but U.K. variant a threat, new data indicates

TORONTO — Cases of COVID-19 are decreasing across Ontario but the spread of a more contagious variant presents a "significant threat" to controlling the pandemic, the province's health advisors said Thursday. The variant – first identified in the U.
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Schools in four more Ontario public health units to reopen for in-person learning

Schools in four more Ontario public health units to reopen for in-person learning

TORONTO — Schools in four more public health units in southern Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, but students in several other regions will continue to learn online.
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